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wonk

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Definitions

  1. an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious

Word origin

American English student slang 1954; perhaps navy slang before that. "Expert" sense popularized in the Clinton administration, 1993. Origin uncertain, possibly from wonky (“shaky, unreliable”) or wank, wanker or simply expressive.

Used in a sentence

  • Previously, e-reading had been the domain of early adopters and new technology wonks.
  • he is renowned in the dorm for his ability to “wonk” (Know spelled backward), or cram, for exams.

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